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S3 Pacific Music Award Winners
Pacific music celebrates another bumper year with South Auckland’s Three Houses Down taking home two top awards at the S3 (pron: ess-cubed) Pacific Music Awards 2010 announced May 29 in Manukau City.
Three Houses Down picks up the coveted Tui for the S3 Best Pacific Music Album ‘Break Out’ which sees them honoured at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in October.
The band also wins the APRA Best Pacific Song Award for the single‘Kanikapila’.
Hailed as the new princess of R&B, soul diva Erakah receives the award for Pacific Blue Best Pacific Female Artist for her single ‘Wonderful’ while J. Williams picks up the award for NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist for his debut album ‘Young Love’.
Te Vaka take out two categories including the Radio 531PI Best Pacific Group and Recognition & Promotion of Pacific Language Awards.
Other winners at the S3 Pacific Music Awards 2010 are:
-Savage picks up the award for Niu Fm Best Pacific Urban Artist for ‘Savage Island’ -Best Pacific Gospel Album is awarded to Ivoga Green & Niu Ta’ala for‘Quiet Intensity’ -The Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Ardijah.